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Leadership Failure! What Will It Cost You?

YoungUpstarts

And Mike shook off the losses as a necessary cost of doing business. His operational leaders turned blind eyes to cost overruns. You wouldn’t need to be a member of Mensa to calculate the cost to his company of Mediocre Mike’s leadership failure. Meanwhile, he brushed up on his shuffling skills. Likely higher.

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Roofing Exec by Day, Firefighter by Night – Joe’s Timely Leadership Lessons

YoungUpstarts

Courageous leaders balance the cost versus the potential rewards and take decisive action. I saw Joe the Chief Operating Officer and Volunteer Fire Chief recently. Keith Martino is head of CMI, a global consultancy founded in 1999 that customizes leadership and sales development initiatives. Like Joe did. #2

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9 Tips to Increase Profit NOW from Leading E-Commerce and Online Retail Experts

Mike Michalowicz

Phil Leahy, CEO Retail Global is passionate about making connections and has founded 2 major annual conferences for digital retailers. The Retail Global conferences were launched to cater for new businesses who will potentially become the large E-Commerce businesses of the future. So what can you implement quickly to increase profit.

Global 87
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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

ConversionXL

“Rare is the business that has a formal disaster plan, let alone one that covers a global Black Swan event.” Yet in expansionary periods, successful leaders spent significantly less on [selling, general, and administrative costs] than did their former peers. Tim Stewart, trsdigital. But nothing gets better if we stand still.

Marketing 121
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Macroeconomics for Startups

OnlyOnce

When I left my job at MovieFone in 1999, there were approximately eight administrative assistants in a company of 200 people – one for each senior person. Ten years ago, each would have required dedicated hardware and operational maintenance. And yes, it’s a lot more fun to travel to Europe when a latte costs you $4, not $8.

China 74
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Stop Thinking And Acting Local: Small Businesses Seeking Growth Should See Themselves As Global Enterprises

YoungUpstarts

If you are a small business operator, risks are something you often want to avoid. Overcoming Challenges of Growing Globally. But going global can be an intimidating prospect for some. 1 Bill Gates, Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy, March 24, 1999.

Global 145
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Times Square Strategy Session – Web Startups and Customer Development

Steve Blank

Your best bet is probably taking an existing market and serving a portion of it better than the competition, through lower cost or a different set of features. Back in 1999, it all ended very bad. I don’t think you need operational experience to be a good VC but Mark Suster’s great new post illustrates the difference. [.]